General Counsel. Barrister. Sports Lawyer.
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Honoured that the Supreme Court of Canada cited my 2010 article on the patentability of professional skills and business methods (3×) in today's ruling that methods of medical treatment remain unpatentable.
Decision: lnkd.in/gVpvvYEE.
Article: lnkd.in/gEb7B3q9.
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Privy Council allows Jason Jones' appeal: Trinidad and Tobago's 1986 sexual offences provisions are new law, not saved 'existing law', and 'tradition' alone can't justify criminalising private, consensual sex between same-sex adults. jcpc.uk/uploads/jcpc_2025_00…
"Realistically it's a fine, a short suspension, or sensitivity training," sports lawyer Emir Crowne said via email. "Anything heavier, he'll grieve, and an arbitrator will ask whether the punishment fits." tsn.ca/mlb/article/muslim-gr…
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"... [25] days before the general election, the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) sealed a 30-year lease granting 21,000 square feet of Monos Island waterfront land to a firm co-owned by... Senior Counsel Michael Quamina, for $2,200 a month." guardian.co.tt/news/quamina-…
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"The power to dismiss the TTFA executive is part of a series of ideas emerging from a review of the TTFA constitution by sports lawyer Dr Emir Crowne, who reviewed the constitution, and gaps in constitution, with a large number of TTFA members." trinidadexpress.com/sports/l…
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"Lawyers who refuse to use it get replaced first. The ones who master it stay employed longer."
That part.
Brutally honest: AI already beats most juniors at research, review, and first drafts. It will swallow the bulk of that work in 3-5 years.
Full replacement of a licensed lawyer? Not before the early 2030s at best, and only if liability rules and courts collapse. AI still hallucinates, cannot own the risk, stand in court, or handle the human mess of clients and strategy.
Lawyers who refuse to use it get replaced first. The ones who master it stay employed longer.
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UK Supreme Court unanimously allows ship insurer's appeal, confirms arbitral awards: by bringing direct claims under the insurance contract, Spain and France were bound by its London arbitration clause as a contractual, not equitable, obligation. bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/202…
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"Nearly half of drinkers who take GLP-1 medications have reported declines in consumption, with the effect higher among those at risk of unhealthy alcohol use, a new Harvard study shows." news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…
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"A University of B.C. creative writing professor says she personally wrote policies about masters thesis completions after she regretfully signed off on the incomplete thesis for the student who accused author Steven Galloway of sexual assault." ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
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"Antoine Duval of the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague said it “could constitute an abuse of position” under that code — if Infantino asked FIFA to arrange his family’s private travel." #FIFA #sportslaw nypost.com/2026/11/05/busine…
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"Carney’s comments follow announcements by a growing number of national hockey federations that they will not play Russian teams, after a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow Russians to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation (IHF) events." theguardian.com/world/2026/n…
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"Gianni Infantino cannot stand for a fourth term as FIFA president in 2027 under the body’s statutes, says Miguel Maduro, the former head of FIFA’s governance committee, as the chief of global football’s governing body seeks re-election." #FIFA aje.news/p6aro1
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"Google's use of press stories in its Gemini chatbot to respond to queries from internet users can infringe copyright rules in certain circumstances, an adviser to Europe's highest court said on Tuesday." reuters.com/world/googles-us…
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The Brix was the just the start. Over to you @Marriott.
The Government has officially begun the process of seeking potential buyers for state-owned assets earmarked for divestment.
For more: guardian.co.tt/business/govt…
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"Making Canada the first associate member of the EU is something European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first championed last month, but the move faces some objection within the 27-member bloc. The status currently does not exist." cbc.ca/news/politics/europea…
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"Attorney-at-law and former police officer Taradath Singh, who survived a gun attack outside his Cunupia home last month, was shot dead outside a school in Charlieville on Tuesday evening." trinidadexpress.com/newsextr…
"There are clients out there — with money — who want to throw caution to the wind. Well, correction: that’s scary for transactional lawyers.
For litigators and bankruptcy attorneys this could be a real boon!" abovethelaw.com/2026/10/fort…
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Procedural fairness is fundamental to any disciplinary process. ISSA’s rules only permit legal representation “when the matter reaches the Appeals Board”. Parties before the Disciplinary Committee are therefore denied access to counsel at the initial hearing, where findings are made and sanctions imposed. How is that process fair? #Jamaica #sportslaw
Defending Manning Cup champions Excelsior High were found guilty of using an ineligible player at an ISSA Disciplinary Committee hearing on Monday.
As a result, they were stripped of their Walker Cup top-four spot and, by extension, kicked out of the all-island Champions Cup, where Wolmer’s Boys will replace them.
jamaicaobserver.com/2026/10/…
I understand that a GoFundMe has been established for Mr. Chambers: gofund.me/4a630eefb.
#StarNews: Imagine years of studying, sacrificing sleep and balancing life’s demands to complete a Bachelor of Laws degree, only to graduate from law school and collect an empty canister.
READ MORE: jamaica-star.com/article/new…
Contractual discipline in FIDIC projects: the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council's decision in Uniform Building Contractors #PrivyCouncil #contracts #constructionlaw ibanet.org/clint-september-2…
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